This paper examines the psychosocial risks associated with the digital transformation of work, focusing on the automation of tasks, digitalisation of work processes, and the platformisation of work.
Fair evaluations are fundamental for equal opportunity, with teachers as gatekeepers of academic merit in educational systems…
Wealth is a central determinant of life chances and intergenerational status persistence in modern societies. Yet, sociologists traditionally overlooked its role in class measurement and inequality, while most economists focused on the elites…
This study examines the role of genes and environments in predicting educational outcomes. We test the Scarr-Rowe hypothesis, suggesting that enriched environments enable genetic potential to unfold…
The purpose of this paper is to theoretically clarify and empirically analyse the link between social class and unemployment. After reviewing and justifying the criteria used to determine the class position of the unemployed…
The idea of a Universal Inheritance (UI) has been recently gaining weight amongst scholars concerned over increasing wealth inequality. A UI consists of a one-off public payment of an agreed sum to each citizen of young…
Several studies argue that the latest advancements in technology could result in a continuous decrease in the employment level, the labour share of income and higher inequalities. This paper investigates policy responses to the rise of…
The four-day workweek has gained global attention and popularity, with supporters arguing it can improve several conditions, such as productivity, job creation, and the environment. Small-scale pilot programmes are being …
The public debate regularly depicts the middle class as the victim of employment polarization and income stagnation. This narrative of a squeezed middle class suggests that people both above and below fared better in terms …
A handful of studies from individual countries have shown that parents of Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR)-conceived children are more likely to have, relative to parents of naturally conceived (NC) children, higher …